Heckel Clarina

The Heckel clarina is a woodwind instruments with a single-reed, which is in B♭ or E♭.

The clarina was developed by Wilhelm Heckel and his son Wihelm Hermann Heckel around 1889 and patented on 8 December 1889. In the summer of 1891 it was first used in a performance in Bayreuth.

The Heckel clarina is made entirely from metal and is very similar to the soprano saxophone due to the conical shape of its joint. The grip system of the Heckel clarina is identical to that of the oboe and the mouthpiece is similar to that of the saxophone.

A unique feature of the Heckel clarina is the triple sound. In the lower position it resembles the English horn, in the middle position the saxophone, and in the high position it resembles the clarinet.